Denny Hamlin dominates ToyotaCare 250 for Toyota’s100th NASCAR Xfinity Series win

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For two weeks in a row NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race in a dominant fashion. This week native Virginian Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag after earning  the pole position. It was Hamlin’s 12th NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his first of the season and his third at Richmond. The victory was the 100th for Toyota in the Xfinity Series.

Hamlin was excited for the win, but felt his restarts could have been better. 

“You want to run well when you literally grew up right down the road. During my restarts I felt I wasn’t getting through the gears well. You can’t be greedy, though you just don’t have weekends like this weekend,” he said.

There were only four lead changes during the 250-lap race, with Elliott Sadler and Brian Scott leading one lap each.

The race was also marked by a pit road fire in during the second caution of the race. A spark ignited spilled fuel behind the car of Brendan Gaughan. Flames engulfed rear tire changer Anthony O’Brien, but fortunately the fire was quickly extinguished. O’Brien, Gaughan’s fueler, Josh Wittman, and Clifford Turner, a crew member form Eric McClure’s team, were taken to a local hospital for treatment and observation as a result of the incident.

The unofficial results:

1. Denny Hamlin
2. Joey Logano
3. Regan Smith
4. Erik Jones
5. Chase Elliott
6. Daniel Suarez
7. Brian Scott
8. Austin Dillon
9. Ty Dillon
10. Landon Cassill
11. Brendan Gaughan
12. Darrell Wallce Jr.
13. Brennan Poole
14. Jeremy Clements
15. Aric Almirola
16. Elliott Sadler
17. Ross Chastain
18. Kevin Harvick
19. JJ Yeley
20. Chris Buescher
21. Ryan Reed
22. Harrison Rhodes
23. Mike Bliss
24. Blake Koch
25. Cale Conley
26. Joey Gase
27. Dakoda Armstrong
28. Dylan Lupton
29. David Starr
30. Brandon Gdovic
31. Ryan Sieg
32. Peyton Sellers
33. Jimmy Weller
34. Carlos Contreras
35. Derrike Cope
36. Eric McClure
37. Carl Long
38. Timmy Hill
39. Mike Harmon
40. Jeff Green